Please join us on Tuesday, October 27th at Bohemian National Hall for The Art of Cooking, a benefit dinner and live auction honoring Sam Sifton, Food Editor for The New York Times, and the Teen Graduates of The Sylvia Center's Culinary Apprenticeship Program. All proceeds from the evening will support the expansion of our New York City programs.

Please note that our preferred method of payment is check (so that the entirety of your contribution goes toward supporting our programs, not credit card fees). To pay by check, please use our event RSVP form and return to:

The Sylvia Center, 304 Hudson Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10013.

Download RSVP Form Here

In addition to the individual tickets listed above, the following Sponsorship Tables and Program Ads are also available:

Sponsorship Tables and Program Ads

Parsley Sponsor $50,000

Supports a full year of youth, teen and family programming at one NYCHA community center, and one 6-month full-time intern for The Sylvia Center at Katchkie Farm.
Includes VIP seating for 10 guests; recognition in the invitation, program & online materials; one full-page program ad; acknowledgement from the podium; integration into press release and TSC-generated feature stories in social and print media; signage prominently displayed at event. $48,500 is tax-deductible.

Sage Sponsor $35,000

Supports a full year of youth, teen and family programming at one NYCHA community center.
Includes a table for 10 guests; recognition in the invitation, program & online materials; one full-page program ad; acknowledgement from the podium; corporate logo on invitation. $33,500 is tax-deductible.

Rosemary Sponsor $20,000

Supports a full year of youth and teen programming at one NYCHA community center.
Includes a table for 10 guests; recognition in the invitation, program & online materials; and one half-page program ad. $18,500 is tax-deductible.

Thyme Sponsor $12,500

Supports a full year of family programming at one NYCHA community center.
Includes a table for 10 guests; recognition in the invitation, program & online materials; and one quarter-page program ad. $11,000 is tax-deductible.

Program Ad Space: Ads are due by October 1st, 2015.
Full-page Ad $2,500
Half-page Ad $1,500
Quarter-page Ad $1,000

To purchase Sponsorship Tables or Program Ads, or to pay for individual tickets by check, please contact Molly Middleton at (646) 861-0919 or events@sylviacenter.org

If you are unable to attend but would like to support The Sylvia Center, contributions can be made online at: http://sylviacenter.org/donate/

All purchases are final. No refunds available.

Benefit Co-Chairs

Cindy & David Edelson
Nina Freedman & Michael Rosenbaum
Trudy Elbaum Gottesman & Robert Gottesman
Lara & Doug Holtz
Amy Todd Middleton & Curt Middleton
Liz Neumark & Chaim Wachsberger
Alaina Sparks & Ron Klein